I love a good piece of cake with a nice cup of coffee on a long bike ride. I am not a serious cyclist but I do like to cycle. Last year, I cycled my way through lockdown and this year the same. I also ate my way through many slices of cake and again …
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and so our lives changed - from one week to the next and we found ourselves restricted - restricted in our lives, unable to move freely, unable to do the things we love doing. I have struggled, I have had good days and I have had bad days and I am sure they will continue. …
I've never really liked Paris. I don't know why. It's always seemed a bit grey. Rewind to early November last year. Lucy, a great friend of mine, didn't make it into the London marathon but had secured her place for Paris. We started just running for run and that's when the seed was planted. Maybe …
So, on 14 April, I will be in Paris, running the Paris marathon! I hate Paris! So, why am I running a marathon and in Paris? My friend, Lucy - it's all her fault! Lucy wanted to run a marathon - I started to run with her before her training plan started (coached by me …
As I sit here and try to reflect on the year, a year that seems to have flown by so quickly, it's been a whirlwind year with many great bits! Have I achieved anything - is life about constantly achieving things - pushing yourself to try new things and to challenge yourself? It's a question …
I used to love running - I have completed plenty of marathons, half marathons, 10kms, 5kms. We didn't have strava, we didn't really have smartphones - I would plot my run and go run it and see how long it would take me. Nobody knew how far or fast I ran. How many hills …
It's okay to be out of your comfort zone just a little bit... right? Miss V loves her job, loves teaching Kettlebells, Personal Training, triathlon (not so much the running bit though) but being self-employed I can't sit still, I need to keep developing. Delivering what people want. I attended a weekend course mid October …
The weather forecast said today was going to be lovely - it turned out to be a beautiful warm autumnal day. I had planned to cycle this afternoon, my day was going to plan and there was time to get out and cycle. But I didn't. I didn't want to. Instead, I took Percy for …
I am back - back from representing Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships. This is going to be a very frank and open blog about my race... so grab a cuppa and settle down. We landed in Brisbane after a long flight, there were other athletes on the flight, all wearing their kit - …
This time tomorrow, I will be sat comfortably on the plane with my noise cancelling headphones (thanks Lillian) with my super comfy superior travel comfort pillow (thank you Lucy) and my chocolate 🙂 The training is done - there's nothing more I can do, but to get my head in the zone, get to the …
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